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Self-Acquaintance
Olney Hymns, William Cowper, from Cowper's Poems, Sheldon & Company, New York
Self-Acquaintance
Olney Hymns, William Cowper, from Cowper's Poems, Sheldon & Company, New York
Dear Lord! accept a sinful heart,Which of itself complains,
And mourns, with much and frequent smart,
There fiery seeds of anger lurk,Which often hurt my frame;
And wait but for the tempter's work,
Legality holds out a bribeTo purchase life from Thee;
And Discontent would fain prescribe
While Unbelief withstands Thy grace,And puts the mercy by;
Presumption, with a brow of brass,
How eager are my thoughts to roam,In quest of what they love!
But ah! when duty calls them home,
Oh, cleanse me in a Saviour's blood,Transform my by Thy power,
And make me Thy beloved abode,
